Dave Parker’s Passing Sparks Emotional Tributes: What Teammates and Legends Reveal About His Untold Legacy
“It’s a tough thing to hear, but he had been battling Parkinson’s for quite some time,” McCutchen said. “It was rough to see him go through that. I just hope now he’s in a a better place and not having to worry about any of that stuff anymore.”
“Just thinking about his family and the fanbase who may have had any type of interaction with him, childhoods,” he added. “He was probably Superman to a lot of people when he played.”
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McCutchen’s teammate, Nick Gonzales, currently wears the No. 39 jersey that Parker wore during his 11 seasons with the Pirates (and throughout his career) and thinks it should be retired.
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